Apple Bourbon Spice Doughnuts

Apple Cinnamon Doughnuts with Bourbon Butter

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5 from 4 votes

Apple Bourbon Spice Doughnuts

Apples, Bourbon and Warm Spices baked into the doughnut of your dreams!

Prep Time20

Cook Time11

Total Time31

Course: Breakfast, Dessert

Cuisine: American

Servings: Doughnuts

Calories: 183kcal

Author: Emily Laurae

Equipment

Ingredients

Apple Spice Doughnuts

2 Cups All-Purpose Flour
2 teaspoon Baking powder
½ teaspoon Salt
¼ teaspoon Baking Soda
3 teaspoon Cinnamon
½ teaspoon Nutmeg
2 tablespoon Unsalted Butter Melted and Cooled
1 Large Egg
¼ Cup Buttermilk
⅓ Cup Granulated Sugar
½ Cup Applesauce
1 teaspoon Bourbon Extract or Vanilla Extract
⅓ of a Apple grated

Spiced Sugar Coating

½ Cup Granulated Sugar
1 tablespoon Cinnamon

Bourbon Butter

1 tablespoon Bourbon
2 tablespoon Unsalted Butter Melted

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Instructions

First off, preheat your oven to 350 degrees F before making your doughnut batter.
In a medium bowl whisk together the flour, baking powder, salt, baking soda, nutmeg and ground cinnamon and set aside.
2 Cups All-Purpose Flour, 2 teaspoon Baking powder, ½ teaspoon Salt, ¼ teaspoon Baking Soda, 3 teaspoon Cinnamon, ½ teaspoon Nutmeg
Then in a large bowl, whisk together the butter, egg, granulated sugar, buttermilk, bourbon extract and applesauce mixing together until everything has fully combined.
2 tablespoon Unsalted Butter, 1 Large Egg, ¼ Cup Buttermilk, ⅓ Cup Granulated Sugar , 1 teaspoon Bourbon Extract, ½ Cup Applesauce
Gently fold in your grated apple, then the dry ingredients until combined.
⅓ of a Apple
Spray donut pan with a light layer of non-stick cooking spray. Pipe the doughnut batter into your doughnut pan filling each cavity just over halfway, then place the tray in the oven to bake for 11-12 minutes.
While your doughnuts are baking, whisk together the cinnamon and sugar and melt 2 Tbsp. of butter. Add Bourbon to the melted butter and gently mix to combine.
½ Cup Granulated Sugar , 1 tablespoon Cinnamon, 2 tablespoon Unsalted Butter, 1 tablespoon Bourbon
After baking, allow the doughnuts to cool for 3-5 minutes before brushing the tops with Bourbon butter then immediately coat in cinnamon sugar before enjoying!

Notes

Technically, you can store cake doughnuts in an air-tight container in a dry, cool space for up to three days. This being said, I would highly recommend baking and enjoying these doughnuts rather promptly! Doughnuts are best straight from the oven or fryer as their cake-like consistency can dry out quite quickly.

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